Up early this morning for a nice breakfast and off to the Acropolis. Very cool, much reconstruction going on there. Don't think one will be able to get a crane-free photo of it for years and years, and even then, due to the rebuilding, you will see more structure due to the newly added rebuilt portions. The old ruins as they were, never to be the same again. I skipped the Acropolis museum that the others took in for a walk around the area for some people watching and people photos.
We met at the Athens Metropolis Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Next to it a Starbucks, so by the time the joined up with me, I had my grande skinny hazelnut latte. Yummy. For lunch a real giros near the Monastiraki subway station. And of course a Greek salad.
After that a short 30 minute walk past the National Library, University, Academy of Arts, St. Dennis Roman Catholic Cathedral (which Wayne and Linda visited on the way back) to the National Archaeological Museum. Interesting, not as good as the billing, much pottery, and for me a pot is a pot. But you gotta do it.
Nice dinner and off to sleep. We are up tomorrow at 0500 to high speed ferry to Mykonos.
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